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The dollar slid to a seven-week low against the yen after Fed Chair Powell said the central bank would act as appropriate to support the economy amid coronavirus risks. A March rate cut of at least 25 basis points became fully priced in, and the dollar index fell about 1% for the week.
Expectations of Fed easing weaken the dollar, which supports dollar-priced commodities and can lower borrowing costs for feed inventories, though demand risks remain.
malaymail.comFeb 29, 2020After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
